Remodeling the Foundation for Student Success (Getting Student Services and Instruction to Work Together) Dr. Lori Bennett Executive Vice President Moorpark College Dr. Stephanie Droker Vice President of Educational Services, West Hills College Coalinga Ms. Kelly Fowler Vice President of Instruction and Student Services Clovis Community College Center

Student Support (Re)Defined RP Group Report (2013) – Focused on cost effective student support for underrepresented minority groups Supported by a grant from the Kresge Foundation (2011 – 2014) Participating Colleges Significant proportion of African American or Latino students OR high transfer rates among those groups 13 colleges participated 785 students 32% White 31% Latino 25% African American 12% other

Six Success Factors

Table Discussion For Your Assigned Success Factor Provide a Definition Student Perspective List Best Practices Be Prepared to Share

What Students Said Directed: Students have a goal and know how to achieve it Focused: Students stay on track – keeping their eyes on the prize Nurtured: Students feel somebody wants them to succeed as a student and helps them to succeed Connected: Students feel they are part of the college community Engaged: Students actively listen and participate in class and are involved in extracurricular activities Valued: Students’ skills, talents, abilities, and experiences are recognized; they have opportunities to contribute on campus; and feel their contributions are appreciated

West Hills College Coalinga One Year Schedule Template Scheduling Basic Skills – Math/English Foundation Pre-Requisites

Clovis Community College Center Student Success Committee Two Major Initiatives Clovis 411 First Year experience First Week Experience FYE Course

Moorpark College Student Learning Model Student Success Conference Success Taskforce New Initiatives New Student Welcome Event 20 New Student Clubs Discipline/Counselor Collaboration GradesFirst

Table Discussion Share ideas/activities that you are implementing at your college that: Integrate instruction and student services Show promising improvements in student retention and success Capture ideas/CIO contact info on the chart to create a list of Best Practices

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For More Information…. Dr. Lori Bennett, Executive Vice President Moorpark College (805) 378 – 1403 Dr. Stephanie Droker, Vice President of Educational Services West Hills College Coalinga (559) 934 – 2307 Ms. Kelly Fowler, Vice President of Instruction & Student Services Clovis Community College Center (559) 325 – 5214